Can anyone who actually listened to the podcaast confirm this is true?

That's an old podcast, and yes, I remember that. Still don't know if those were the exact same words Reggie said, or Matt's interpretation. Anyway, I think they are probably waiting for the elections to end in the USA before releasing it there, but who knows.

Good question.

Disaster and Wii Music, like all new console games, are both worth full price. Failing to fit a particular fanboy's excessively-narrow tastes is not a valid determinant of worth.

It's almost like he wants it to sell bad if he talk down on it. Usually people say positive things upon a games release to make people want it.

Why reggie?Why?

Disaster's dialog perhaps is cheezy, but it's not way worse than the resident evil series in that aspect. In fact, i find Raymond bryce a much more sympathetic character than say, Billy Coen or Chris Rendfield. Perhaps Reggie is feared of a lawsuit from movie studios based on the game's ending? (Not going to spoil it).

I feel sorry for reggie and the guys at IGN. Reggie makes a comment in a bar having some drink with a couple of IGN guys, they have a blurb about it in a podcast and now the news headline is "reggie says disaster sucks!". That's not going to be good for him or the IGN guys professionally. If the internet cares, don't open your mouth and speak honestly, stick to scripts. That is a sad modern reality.

Well, to be honest the games that are made in Japan would not sell well (at all) in the West. Those videos you posted looked like very typical animes... Which is depressing, let me tell you. :P

There appears to be a mix of opinions on the reviews of this game.
The IGN review does not read like the score.
If it sells in Europe, it will be here.
If it does not, it won't.

Mike from Morgantown